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There's a creature here who killed my friend, and injured my brother. I don't know what it calls itself, but my friend describes a woman with eyes as black as pitch.

[ His eyes are far too bright to be human, a feral fire lit behind them ]

Have a care for yourselves, for it has, apparently, killed at least once and tried to do so more than that.

[ And then almost absently ]

Findekano, my king, I ask your blessing on my hunt.

[ And you know, permission to torture and play with his prey but he won't say that aloud ]

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He's alive. I'm not. Maybe now that I'm dead, it won't hurt anyone else.

I am sorry. That is no fate I would wish on any. Was your father freed in time?

No. So far as I know, he's still possessed.

[ He makes a low distressed noise ]

Oh lady! That is a grievous hurt to bear. I am sorry.

So am I. I didn't suspect my dad until right before I did.

[ He hisses softly ]

It used him to attack you? I am glad you are safe.

Yeah. I was given a ring that kept the demon from possessing me and kept him from killing me. [she raises her hand to show the ring] So it was my dad who stabbed me to death.

[ Rings again growls a memory in his ear, and Maglor winces at her tale ]

Your poor father. And you died, before coming here? I am so sorry, lady.

[rings again, indeed. she's likely to ask if the magic used by it to protect her can be duplicated once everything settles down]

Yeah. I was as dead as they get. And not even the angels would save me. And, it's been months. I'm getting used to it. There are worse places to be.

[ Maglor will direct her to Celebrimbor, and ask her to go very gentle ]

There are, but I could wish that your arrival had not been so cruel. There seem a fair few who are drawn here from death.

[there's a decent chance that the ring will show signs of dark magic as its origins are shrouded in mystery and it's connected to the Black Lodge, but it kept BOB from possessing Laura and Caedra from killing her]

I--well. I was expecting to die. But yeah, it seems like here's a popular spot for those who died. Makes me wonder how and why the Door chooses us.

[ So long as it's not the One Ring, as that would make Celebrimbor cry? ]

It does seem fond of those close to, or just after death. [ He grimaces - all four of his kin here are from that sort of timing ]

I suppose such a timing provides a rather potent emotional burst.

[it's definitely not the One Ring]

Probably? I mean, death's enough of a shock to the system. Add in all of this [she makes a gesture indicating all of Hadriel] and you've got some very emotional people.

[ Phew ]

Which is exactly what they want. [ He agrees ] I suspect that is what the Door looks for, in truth, that emotional vulnerability.

Which kind of makes 'em assholes. Going after us when we're already down.

Well. We already knew that, eh?

[ he points out wryly ]

I suppose hunger will do odd things to a body, but they really approached the whole process entirely wrong.

Yeah, I guess so.

They approach just about everything entirely wrong.

I wonder if that is because of who they are or some other reason.

Probably because of who they are. They can't relate to people because they aren't--and never were--people.

Wisely spoken. [ He agrees ]

I suppose we can only hope that they will learn some sense, while we are here.

That's the first time anyone's ever called me wise.

You'd think they would, after all this time? I mean, I've only been here six months but I know people who have been around a lot longer than that.

[ he smiles a little ]

Why should I not name you such, when you are?

You would hope so, but as you say, they clearly have not - from sheer incomprehension, or bloody minded stubborness remains to be seen.

[the part of Laura who'd been tormented by BOB, who made terrible choices for her own life, who'd sold herself for cocaine wants to argue the point, but she figures it would be useless. so she'll accept the compliment]

I think it's a little of column A and a little of column B. Even after Delight screwed us over, they seem to think they can't fail or make a bad choice.

Aye, you capture their thought well in that. They are, in some ways, too dissimilar to us.

Way too different. I mean, what else would explain why they think it's okay to use us as a food source?

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